Kitchen utensil



May 29, l1934. F E KAHN l 1,960,492

` KITCHEN UTENS IL Filed Sept. 19, 1932 fam/656 T/Zw/V IN1/EN TOR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE N i KITCHEN UTENSIL Frances E. Kahn, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application September 19, 1932, Serial No. 633,728

l 3 Claims. (Cl. 65-12) My invention relates to kitchen utensils, and through a slot l1 in an extension 12 from the more particularly to a utensil for heating food bowl flange 4. products, such as butter, to liquid form, and The handle 3 may be formed in two telescopic y sprinkling its liquid food contents on foods, such sections 13 and 14, the section 13 being integral as hot cakes, to be eaten. with and extending from the bowl ange 4 and 60 The general object of my invention is to prothe section 14 telescoping within the section 13 vide a kitchen utensil of the character stated for adjustment of the length of the handle to which may be readily mounted in a saucepan rest upon saucepans of different sizes. The side 'Y containing hot water and its food contents heated edge portions 15 of the section 13 are bent to form to liquid form, and then removed from the saucelongitudinal grooves 16 in which the section 14 65 pan and shaken to sprinkle its contents on foods slides, leaving an opening 17 between said edge to be eaten. portions on the under side of the section 13 the .Another object is to provide a kitchen utensil greater portion of its length through which may of the character stated which may be adjusted to slide a depending abutment ange 18 on the l' fit saucepans of different sizes. inner end of the section 14, there being shoul- 70 Other objects and advantages will appear hereders 19 formed at the outer end of said opening inafter. 17 to be engaged by said abutment flange 18 to My invention is illustrated in the annexed limit the extension of the handle 2. The section drawing which forms a part of this specication 14 is bent downwardly at its outer end, forming a A2'() and in which, p support 20, the lower end of which being aligned 75 Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal Section 0f my with the bottom of the bowl 1 so as to rest upon utensil taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 2, showing it the surface upon which the bottom of the bowl mounted in a Saucepan Containing hot water for may rest, so as to prevent the weight of the handle steam-heating its contents to liquid form.. 2 from causing the handle to swing down and tip Fig. 2 is atop plan View of my utensil. the bowl, thus enabling the bowl to rest in an so Fig. 3 iS a. ClOSS Section 0f the adjustable handle upright position when Set down 0n a, table or 0f my utensil taken OIL line 3-3 0f Fg- 2. other support. A lip 21 extends outwardly and Fig. 4 is a cross section of the bowl of my utensil downwardly from the bowl flange 4 diametrically taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. opposite the handle 2 for resting upon the upper Fig. 5 is a perspective of my utensil, shown held edge of a saucepan 22 for supporting the utensil 85 inverted in the hand of the user, and in the act in the sauce pan as will be hereinafter more fully of being shaken and sprinkling its contents. described.

Corresponding parts are designated by the The operation, uses, and advantages of my insame reference characters in all the figures of vention are as follows: -V 85 the drawing. The lid 2 is iirst swung into open position, as 90 My utensil comprises a bowl 1, a lid 2 for said illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, and the food bowl and a handle 3 for said bowl. The bowl 1 is product, such as butter 23 is placed in the bowl, formed at its mouth with an annular external but not in such an amount as to ll the bowl flange 4. The lid 2 is in the form of a tray and completely. The lid is then swung back into ts in the mouth of the bowl, there being an anclosed position over the mouth of the bowl 1, the g5 nular external ange 5 formed on the outer edge lid iitting closely in the mouth of the bowl and of the lid to rest upon the bowl flange 4, whereby held in closed position therein by the catch 7. the lid is properly positioned in the mouth of the The handle section 14 is then properly adjusted bowl. The lid 2 is hinged at one side to one side longitudinally in the section 13 to iit a saucepan '45 of the bowl 1 by a hinge 6 and is held in closed 22 of a given size. My utensil is then placed in 100 position over the mouth of the bowl by a snap the saucepan containing hot water, as indicated catch 7 indented in the bowl and the lid. A spout at 24, the lip 21 and the handle section 14 resting 8 is formed in the side of the lid opposite the vupon the upper edge of the saucepan at diametrihinge 6. The closing wall 9 of the lid is provided cally opposite points and supporting the utensil with a plurality of small perforations 9 which properly in the saucepan. The steam from the 105 may be arranged in any suitable order, through hot water in the saucean heats the bowl and which perforations the contents of the bowl 1 may the butter therein until the butter is liquefied. be shaken out of the bowl. The lid hinge 6 may The handle 2 is then grasped by ones hand and be formed by an extension 10 from the edge of the utensil is removed from the saucepan, inthe lid flange 5, which extension is bent in aloop verted and shaken by the hand, whereby the 110 liquid butter is sprinkled from the bowl through the lid perforations 9 onto food to be eaten, such as hot cakes, as illustrated in Fig. 5. When the bowl is inverted the liquid food product does not run out of the bowl through the perforations 9 owing to their small size, thus making it necessary to shake the bowl to sprinkle the food product from the bowl through the perforatons 9. The liquid food product however, may be poured out of the bowl through the perforations 9' into the outer receptacle portion of the lid and out through the spout 8, when the bowl is tipped at such an angle as to admit air through the uppermost perforations 9 into the bowl l above the liquid food product.

By adjusting the handle section 14 longitudinally in the handle section 13, the handle 2 may be lengthened or shortened to rest upon the upper edge of saucepans of different sizes, thus adjusting the utensil to saucepans of different sizes.

I claim as my invention:

1. A utensil as disclosed comprising a bowl, a handle for said bowl formed in two telescopic sections, one of said sections extending from said bowl, and a lip extending from said bowl for resting upon the edge or" a saucepan with the outer section of said handle resting upon the opposite edge of the saucepan for supporting said bowl within said saucepan, and means for limiting the telescoping of the sections of said handle.

2. An utensil as disclosed comprising a bowl, a lid for said bowl in the form of a tray and formed with a spout leading therefrom, said lid being hinged to said bowl, means for detachably holding said lid closed over the mouth of said bowl when inverted, said lid being provided with a plurality of minute openings to permit retarded, nonpouring passage ofla thinliquid, such as melted butter, from said bowl, and a handle extending from said bowl at right angles to said spout.

3. An utensil as disclosed comprising a bowl, a lid for said bowl, in the form of a tray, telescopically tted in the mouth of said bowl and formed with an external flange projecting from its upper edge over the edge of the mouth of said bowl, said flange being formed with a spout leading from the lid, the marginal engaging walls of said lid and said bowl being formed with interengaging, resilient securing means lfor securing said lid in position kclosing the mouth of said bowl, the bottom of the lid being provided with minute openings to permit retarded, non-pouring passage of a thin liquid, such as melted butter, from said bowl, and a handle for said bowl.

FRANCES E. KAHN. 

